Deans

Introduction

Each of the chapters receives leadership and guidance from deans, members of the chapter charged with responsibility for tending to the life of the chapters. The deans from the various Nebraska chapters coordinate their work.

The Rule of Benedict: On the Deans of the Monastery

If the community is a large one,
let there be chosen out of it
brethren of good repute and holy life,
and let them be appointed deans.
These shall take charge of their deaneries in all things,
observing the commandments of God
and the instructions of their Abbot.
Let men of such character be chosen deans
that the Abbot may with confidence
share his burdens among them.
Let them be chosen not by rank
but according to their worthiness of life
and the wisdom of their doctrine.
If any of these deans should become inflated with pride
and found deserving of censure,
let him be corrected once, and again, and a third time.
If he will not amend,
then let him be deposed
and another be put in his place who is worthy of it (RB 21, Saint Benedict’s Rule for Monasteries, translated from the Latin by Leonard J. Doyle, OblSB, of Saint John’s Abbey, copyright 2001, by the Order of Saint Benedict, Collegeville, Minn.).

Chapter Deans

Hastings Chapter

Lincoln

Steinauer

Affiliation

The oblates of the three Nebraska Chapters enjoy their affiliation with the Sacred Heart Monastery, Yankton, South Dakota.Read more about the monastery’s oblates in its newsletters.

Morning Prayer

Oblates gather every Friday morning at 7:30 in the chapel at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, 5401 South St., Lincoln, Nebraska, to pray Morning Prayer. Everyone is welcome.

Everyone is also invited to Morning Prayer every other Saturday at 8:00 a.m. in the chapel. The Hildegard von Bingen Cell begins its gatherings with this office. In the coming months, with time away for holidays, these days include:

March 30, 2019

April 13, 2019

April 27, 2019

May 11, 2019

May 25, 2019.

Evening Prayer

Everyone is invited to gather for Evening Prayer at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of the month, from September through May, in the Ryan Memorial Chapel at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, Lincoln. The Beginners’ and Preferring Christ Cells begin their gatherings with this office.